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April 3

US Coast Guard, Puerto Rican air crews rescue 5 people

The U.S. Coast Guard and Puerto Rico Police Joint Forces of Rapid Action air crews rescued three federal agents and two other people after two vessels capsized Tuesday night in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Coast Guard Southeast via X)

March 18

Coast Guard icebreaker rescues snowmobiler stranded on ice during Michigan blizzard

A stranded snowmobiler was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard near Mackinac Island after getting lost in blizzard conditions and encountering unstable ice and open water.

March 18

WATCH: Coast Guard crane hoists snowmobile off drifting ice on Lake Huron

The Coast Guard icebreaker Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB-30) utilized its crane to help lift a stranded snowmobile off a drifting piece of ice in whiteout conditions. (Credit: @USCGGreatLakes/X)

March 9

Coast Guard cutter Munro returns to California home after record-breaking 11-Ton cocaine seizure

Following a mission in the Atlantic and Pacific, the USCGC Munro crew returns home with record-breaking results in the fight against transnational criminal networks.

March 6

Coast Guard rescue swimmer dies after medical evacuation mission off Washington coast turns tragic

U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Tyler Jaggers died after being injured during a medical evacuation mission off Cape Flattery, Washington.

February 25

Cuban coast guard kills 4 in exchange of gunfire with stolen speedboat as ministry IDs 'criminal' suspects

Four were killed and six were wounded in a shooting in Cuban territorial waters involving a U.S. speedboat as Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a Caribbean summit.

February 24

Coast Guard reinstates 56 members previously dismissed for refusing COVID vaccines under Biden administration

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump led to the reinstatement of 56 Coast Guard members removed under former President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

February 19

Coast Guard caught as ‘collateral damage’ in Democrats' DHS shutdown as China, Russia press US waters

Republican lawmakers say Coast Guard families are "collateral damage" in DHS funding standoff as Democrats demand ICE reforms before approving budget deal.

February 17

Trump task force racks up 500 arrests in January as president brands cartels ‘ISIS of the Western Hemisphere’

Trump's Homeland Security Task Force reportedly arrested over 500 people in January surge targeting cartels, gangs and smuggling rings across the nation.

February 13

‘They were spying’: Sullivan sounds alarm on joint Russia-China moves in US Arctic zone

Russian and Chinese military incursions near Alaska prompt major U.S. defense investments, including reopening Adak base and new Arctic infrastructure.